Connect your brand with a passionate, niche community of hobbyists who actively spend on equipment, accessories, and gear.
Create and manage campaigns directly in our platform. Your ads appear natively inside the Detectorist app alongside real community content — not as intrusive banners.
Your ads appear natively in the feed — blending naturally with real content without disrupting the user experience. Run on web and Android (iOS support coming later).
Metal detectorists are an engaged, spending audience with specific equipment and accessory needs.
Users who go out detecting regularly and log their sessions. High intent, not passive scrollers.
Detectorists regularly upgrade detectors, pinpointers, digging tools, pouches, and accessories.
Users across Europe, North America and beyond. Filter by region through Google Ads targeting.
Users log finds, track GPS sessions, join groups, and post in the community daily.
Native campaigns appear where users are most engaged — inside the app alongside real content.
Appears between posts in the community section — high visibility where users spend the most time.
Persistent placement in the web app sidebar — visible across all sections as users navigate.
Targeted placement in the equipment catalogue — ideal for detector brands and accessory sellers.
Premium placement at the top of the main dashboard — maximum first-impression exposure.
From sign-up to live campaign in a few simple steps.
Sign up on Detectorist — it takes less than a minute. You'll use this account to manage your campaigns and track performance.
Contact us from the Help menu once you're signed in, or use the contact form below. Include a brief description of your business and which placements interest you. We'll upgrade your account to Advertiser status.
The Ad Portal will appear in your menu once your account is upgraded. Fill in your campaign title, description, link, image, placement, and budget. You can save as a draft and come back to it.
All campaigns are reviewed by our team before going live to ensure quality and relevance for our community. Most reviews are completed within 1–2 business days.
Once approved, your campaign goes live immediately. Monitor real-time impressions and click counts from the Ad Portal dashboard. Pause, edit, or resume any time.
Create a free account to access the Ad Portal, or get in touch if you have questions about placements or pricing.